Arrest Record Deletion

Information regarding the deletion of arrest records from police computer systems and how you can instruct a solicitor to help you with arrest record deletion. A solicitor can help you with getting your arrest record removed from the Police National Computer (PNC)

27 03, 2018

Police Caution Deleted for Solicitation Allegation

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We have again had a caution deleted for our client who had been accused of solicitation a number of years ago.   The client had always felt he had been given the caution unfairly, but had accepted it in order to avoid the humiliation of going to court.   He had lived in fear

1 03, 2018

Historic Police Caution Deleted for Client

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Our client had been issued with a police caution over 10 years ago and had himself unsuccessfully applied on two occasions to have his police caution deleted.   The police force concerned had rejected his applications for deletion, stating to him that they believed they had issued the caution in a lawful manner and

1 11, 2017

Arrest Record Deleted

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We have successfully applied for the deletion of our client’s Police National Computer (PNC) arrest record. The client had been wrongfully accused of a criminal allegation, and had been arrested, detained, fingerprinted, DNA swabbed and held overnight. We made representations to the police for the deletion of the client’s record. After initially resisting deletion,

28 10, 2017

Police Caution Removed for Medical Student

By |October 28th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have again had a caution successfully removed for one of our clients. The client had been issued a police caution in relation to an allegation of assault. After we forensically examined the evidence, we identified some major defects in the way the police had handled the case. Police Caution Expungement We

24 10, 2017

Police Caution Removal Success for Assault Allegation

By |October 24th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have again had a police caution expunged from the Police National Computer (PNC) for our client. Our client worked in financial services, and the caution was having a detrimental impact on our client's career. The caution would have been disclosed on a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for 6 years, and

16 10, 2017

Criminal Record Sealing and Expungement in England and Wales

By |October 16th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Currently, England and Wales have no formal process for “sealing” a criminal record. There is no procedure to apply to a Court to have a criminal record formally sealed so it is not disclosed. There is also no formal process for expunging a criminal record (other than police records), namely erasing someone’s criminal record.

5 10, 2017

20 Year Old Historic Police Caution Removal

By |October 5th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have successfully applied for the removal from the Police National Computer (PNC) a caution issued 20 years ago. The caution related to a sexual allegation, and the vast majority of the evidence had been deleted by the police. Despite the extensive period of time since the police caution was issued, we were nevertheless

12 05, 2017

ABH Police Caution Deleted for Client

By |May 12th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have again had an ABH police cautioned deleted for our client. The client was issued a police caution in relation to a domestic dispute with his sibling which resulted in his arrest. The client didn’t take legal advice at the police station, as he was afraid it would make matters worse and cause

3 05, 2017

Police Caution Deleted

By |May 3rd, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have again removed a police caution for a health care professional. The caution had been issued in relation to a domestic incident. On the face of it the client had accepted the caution and the police had undertaken their investigation correctly. On closer examination however, we were able to uncover defects with the

23 04, 2017

Another Police Caution and Arrest Record Successfully Deleted

By |April 23rd, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We have again had another police caution and arrest record deleted for one of our clients. The caution was issued in the context of a domestic dispute. The police were called and wrongly arrested the client. The client was taken into custody and placed in a police cell. After taking fingerprints and a DNA